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2025 Best Automation Engineer Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges in the Plains States Region
254 Automation Engineer Tech Degrees Awarded
A degree in automation engineer technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #533 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Automation Engineer Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 254 degrees in automation engineer technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Automation Engineer Technology School

Best Automation Engineer Technology Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of automation engineer technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for automation engineer technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Automation Engineer Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Automation Engineer Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Automation Engineer Tech

The automation engineer tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Automation Engineer Technology Schools in the Plains States Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Automation Engineer Technology in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the automation engineer tech degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Automation Engineer Tech

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
55 Automation Engineer Tech Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in automation engineer technology has to check out Hennepin Technical College. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 55 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MN
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Ridgewater College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in automation engineer technology. Ridgewater College is a small public college located in the remote town of Willmar. This college ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 13 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at Ridgewater College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in automation engineer technology has to check out St Cloud Technical and Community College. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #665 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 12 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in automation engineer technology. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were about 9 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD

Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #693 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mitchell Tech is a great college overall.

There were about 16 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at Mitchell Tech in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 41st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 21 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at ATCC in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Hawkeye Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Waterloo. This college ranks 23rd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 19 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at Hawkeye Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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South Central College
North Mankato, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN

Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 51st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 18 automation engineer technology students who graduated with this degree at South Central College in the most recent data year.

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Best Automation Engineer Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best automation engineer technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 111
Iowa 648 31
Kansas 599 11
South Dakota 381 16

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Automation Engineer Technology is one of 6 different types of Electromechanical Engineering Technology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 342
Instrumentation Technology 122
Robotics Technology 105
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 51
Biomedical Technology 33

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